سُوْرَةُ النَّمْلِ
Surah An-Naml (27) — Ayah 34
قَالَتْ إِنَّ ٱلْمُلُوكَ إِذَا دَخَلُوا۟ قَرْيَةً أَفْسَدُوهَا وَجَعَلُوٓا۟ أَعِزَّةَ أَهْلِهَآ أَذِلَّةً ۖ وَكَذَٰلِكَ يَفْعَلُونَ ﴿34﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
She said: "Verily kings, when they enter a town (country), they despoil it and make the most honourable amongst its people the lowest. And thus they do.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَتْ
qālat
She said
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلْمُلُوكَ
l-mulūka
the kings
إِذَا
idhā
when
دَخَلُوا۟
dakhalū
they enter
قَرْيَةً
qaryatan
a town
أَفْسَدُوهَا
afsadūhā
they ruin it
وَجَعَلُوٓا۟
wajaʿalū
and make
أَعِزَّةَ
aʿizzata
(the) most honorable
أَهْلِهَآ
ahlihā
(of) its people
أَذِلَّةًۭ ۖ
adhillatan
(the) lowest
وَكَذَٰلِكَ
wakadhālika
And thus
يَفْعَلُونَ
yafʿalūna
they do
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
34-1. That is, by conquering through power. 34-2. That is, by killing and bloodshed and by taking captives. 34-3. According to some commentators, this is the statement of Allah in support of the Queen of Sheba, and according to others, this is the speech of Bilqis herself and its continuation, and this is closer to the context.
